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Chapter 155 Ling-style arc VS Falco connection [6,000-word chapter]

Hazard’s low shot after passing three people can be regarded as a manifestation of his personal ability!

Cambiasso, De Wright and Morgan, who were passed, looked at each other and were speechless.

Schmeichel, who was scored, did not complain to his teammates or spread his hands. He just turned around and walked to the goal with helplessness, picked up the water bottle and drank two sips of water.

He knew very well that their back line had tried their best to prevent all this from happening.

Whether it was the double-teaming of Cambiasso and De Wright or the side blocking of Morgan, they did it without any problems.

He also made a save at the first time.

But the ball still went in.

It was because Hazard was too strong.

Looking at Hazard who was celebrating with his teammates with a calm face, Ling Feng had a calm expression and a faint ripple in his heart.

The world has been turning, not only he is growing, but also his opponents.

He clearly felt that after the baptism of the Brazil World Cup, Hazard has become mature and stronger.

In this era of the Premier League, there are only players who can review the opponent’s defense in this way.

Perhaps there is no one else except the London Zaball King in blue!

“It is worthy of being the Zaball King in the Blues period”

After Hazard scored, Chelsea slowed down the offensive rhythm.

The entire formation also shrank to the half court, playing the defensive counterattack that they are best at.

And this scene made Leicester City coach Pearson and the players on the field feel a sense of déjà vu.

That’s right!

Chelsea also adopted this tactic in the last FA Cup match between the two sides.

First, they attacked fiercely and scored one goal, then retreated to the half court and played a defensive counterattack.

However, compared with the previous time, Chelsea’s frontcourt lineup is better and the defense is more stable.

Even in the short time left in the first half, Leicester City launched attacks again and again as much as possible.

But they still failed to equalize the score before the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Back in the visiting team’s locker room, the Leicester City players silently did their own things.

Wiping sweat, massaging, and hydrating.

However, the slightly depressed atmosphere quietly lingered in the entire space.

In the first half, they also had a good chance to score.

But it was just a little bit short.

The opponent just made a seemingly ordinary single-soldier blast and easily broke through their own goal.

Such a strong contrast finally made them feel the strength of the top Premier League players in person!

The reason why the Premier League is so fierce, fast-paced and intense is partly because of the English football atmosphere and league style, and partly because of the quality of Premier League players.

Every player in every team in the entire Premier League can be regarded as a leader in world football.

There are 25 players on the team registration list of the 20 Premier League teams, which adds up to 500 people.

There are more than 300 million football players in the world, of which there are about 100,000 professional players, and only 500 people can play in the Premier League.

It is conceivable that the strength of Premier League players can be regarded as one in ten thousand.

Of course, Premier League players are also divided into different levels.

Relegation team substitutes, relegation team starters, mid-level rotation, giants rotation, giants stars, superstars, etc.

Premier League teams are not just ordinary teams, but also giants with many stars.

And the role of stars is to be able to play a flash of inspiration that instantly changes the situation on the field!

When Pearson entered the locker room, he immediately felt the low pressure of the entire team.

He did not blame the team for losing the ball in the first half, but applauded and began to encourage:

“Guys, raise your heads!”

“You performed well in the first half. I am satisfied with your offensive coordination and defensive hardness. The lack of goals is just a lack of luck.”

“In the second half, we need to make some changes.”

After a pause, he looked at Mahrez first and said:

“Riyad, you and Ling will switch positions in the second half and support in the middle.”

“Ling, you stay close to the right and try to return to the midfield as much as possible. Don’t let Fabregas pass the ball to Hazard so easily.”

Compared to Mahrez, Ling Feng’s defensive ability is much better.

And he has excellent prediction and can often accurately intercept the opponent’s passing route.

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As long as Hazard can be restricted from getting the ball, Chelsea’s wing attack will definitely not be so sharp.

They are not afraid of Chelsea’s overall smooth cooperation, but they are afraid that the stars will use their super personal abilities to forcefully tear open the entire defense line without reason!

Because that is impossible to defend at all!

As for pulling Ling Feng to the right, it will not affect the team’s offense too much.

On the contrary, with his current burst and speed, he can crush almost all Premier League full-backs on the wing.

Whether it is a bottom inverted triangle cross or a forty-five-degree arc cross, a precisely guided pass can create shooting opportunities for teammates!

. . .

After the tactical adjustment in the midfield, the players of both sides returned to the court.

Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, raised his eyebrows and soon discovered the change in the position change between Ling Feng and Mahrez.

Leicester City’s frontcourt attack is very dependent on the performance of the team’s core Ling Feng.

This is a secret known to the entire English football world.

However, what he didn’t expect was that Pearson chose to disarm himself, pulling Ling Feng to the wing and participating more in the defensive tasks!

In Mourinho’s view, Pearson’s purpose was very clear, that is, to increase the number of midfielders and thus limit Hazard.

Sure enough, as Ling Feng returned to the center circle, Hazard was almost surrounded by the triangle formed by Ling Feng, Cambiasso and De Wright.

Whether it was Fabregas, Oscar or Matic, they had to think twice before passing the ball to Hazard.

Especially after Ling Feng stepped forward to steal a diagonal pass, Chelsea’s midfield commander Fabregas really reduced the number of passes to Hazard on the left.

Hazard is a typical king of football.

However, compared with Messi, who is equally threatening with and without the ball, his ability to run without the ball is not even as good as Lingard.

Only when there is the ball can Hazard show his dribbling, passing and dribbling skills to the fullest, and can he exert his strong offensive talent.

However, once he does not have the ball, the threat will drop sharply.

However, facing the situation where the core of the team Hazard is limited in the number of times he can get the ball, the madman is calm and not worried at all.

Because he had expected this situation to happen!

And the newly joined Fabregas and Costa are his solutions!

After forcing Chelsea to reduce the number of passes to Hazard, Chelsea changed the main attack direction and frequently passed the ball directly to Costa in the middle, or to Schurrle on the right.

Costa, who became famous in Atletico Madrid, has comprehensive skills and is a bulldog-type center forward.

Whether it is offense or defense, he is full of aggression and will even take the initiative to physically confront the opponent.

In the eyes of opponents, he is a devil, in the eyes of teammates, he is an angel-this is the most appropriate description of his playing style!

In the confrontation with Leicester City defender Morgan, he did not lose the wind at all.

After receiving Fabregas’s through ball and leaning against Morgan like a wall, Costa immediately passed the ball back to Oscar who was advancing.

The latter took the ball and shot a long shot!

With a bang, the ball turned into a cannonball and shot towards the goal.

Unfortunately, it was too straight and was blocked by the focused Schmeichel’s fists, and then Cambiasso cleared it to the side in the first time.

The ball came right at Lingard’s feet on the left.

He stopped at his chest first, then turned and looked forward.

The next second, he heard a shout from a 45-degree angle:

“Jesse!”

On the right side, a red figure was seen advancing at high speed!

The black hair fluttering in the wind and the determined young face

It was Ling Feng who switched to the right winger!

Without any hesitation, Lingard made a long diagonal pass to the right side of the front court before Ivanovic came forward to press!

Facing this long pass slightly ahead, Ling Feng accelerated twice, and when the ball was about to land, he stretched out his right foot and unloaded the ball forward.

A beautiful stop allowed him to dribble forward.

“Wow! A standard stop!”

“This is Leicester City’s counterattack!”

Facing the oncoming left back Azpilicueta, Ling Feng first slowed down slightly, making the former think that he was preparing to pass the ball. When he relaxed his vigilance, he suddenly made a soup!

Azpilicueta was caught off guard and only felt the ball flying past his feet.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Feng kicked his right leg and rushed out!

“Oh no, he is not going to pass the ball, but to pass me!”

Azpilicueta knew very well that once Ling Feng passed him, there would be an open space behind him, allowing him to pass the ball from the bottom, or

Cut inside and shoot.

So, at the critical moment, Azpilicueta made a prompt decision, directly reached out and hugged Ling Feng’s waist, and threw him to the ground.

“Ah!”

Accompanied by a scream, the two fell to the ground together.

The next second, a sharp whistle sounded!

The referee quickly came to the scene of the crime, mercilessly took out a yellow card from his chest pocket and showed it to Azpilicueta.

For this, Azpilicueta, who had been prepared, had no idea of ​​arguing, but felt it was worth it.

This was a standard tactical foul.

He just reached out and patted Ling Feng’s shoulder, and then stood in front of the ball to prevent him from quickly sending a free kick.

Ling Feng, who got up from the ground, adjusted his socks, and then waved to Mahrez not far away.

“What’s wrong?”

Facing Mahrez’s doubts, Ling Feng covered his mouth with his hand and whispered:

“We can play a tactic. You will take the penalty later. I will insert behind Azpilicueta and then pass the ball directly to the back post.”

“No problem!”

Looking at the two people whispering with their mouths covered, the commentator was also a little curious:

“Oh, it seems that Leicester City intends to make good use of this free kick on the right side of the front court.”

“Leicester City’s first free kicker should be Ling Feng. But Mahrez also stood in front of the ball.”

“Who will take the free kick?”

Ling Feng stood on the left side of the ball, and Mahrez stood on the right side of the ball.

One of them is right-footed and the other is left-footed, and the arcs of the left and right feet are different.

Watching this scene, Chelsea captain Terry in the penalty area squeezed with Leicester City captain Morgan and shouted loudly:

“Focus!”

“Keep an eye on your own man!”

At the same time, Pearson in the stands also fixed his sight on the Blue Fox No. 7 standing in front of the ball.

Hazard, Fabregas, and Costa in Chelsea are all top Premier League players, and they all have the ability to change the situation on the field.

However, Leicester City also has its own top players!

Thinking of this, Pearson’s expression was solemn, and he couldn’t help but mutter in his heart:

“Kid, let them see how strong you are!”

With the referee’s whistle, Ling Feng, who was standing on the left side of the ball, took the lead!

He rushed towards the ball, pretending to kick off, but he went directly from the side of the ball and then rushed directly to the left back Azpilicueta!

Just when everyone thought that Ling Feng was just a cover to attract attention and Mahrez was the real candidate for the free kick, Mahrez directly kicked the free kick with his left foot!

However, he did not pass the ball directly into the penalty area, but made an overhead pass and hit the ball behind Azpilicueta!

At the moment the ball flew out, both Chelsea and Leicester City players reacted.

However, it was too late!

Ling Feng, who started early, ran straight past Azpilicueta and resolutely moved forward behind him!

And Azpilicueta, who had a yellow card on his back, did not dare to pull it when he passed by Ling Feng.

Because once he took action, it would definitely be a tactical foul!

He would definitely get a card!

So, he could only turn around and chase back immediately.

But he was a step slower after all, and Ling Feng got the ball first.

The latter did not hesitate and kicked the ball directly!

A beautiful arc passed over the sky above Stamford Bridge.

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes in the stadium, the ball just flew over Terry’s head, and then suddenly fell to the back of the goal.

Cambiasso, who had advanced to this position at some point, just used his shiny bald head to head forward.

Courtois couldn’t save the ball in time, and stretched out his long arms, and could only watch the ball fly into the goal from the inside of the goal post!

The next second, the away fans burst into cheers!

“Cambiasso!”

“He scored in his first Premier League start!”

“And it was a goal that tied the score!”

In the 60th minute, Leicester City tied the score at Chelsea’s home!

After scoring the goal, Cambiasso opened his arms and rushed to Ling Feng with excitement, pointing at the black-haired young man:

“Man, perfect pass!”

As soon as the voice fell, the two hugged each other.

Pearson in the stands also high-fived and hugged his old friend beside him.

“That’s it!”

“Well done!”

For them, if they can get a point at Stamford Bridge, they will definitely be very satisfied!

But some people are not satisfied!

After being equalized by Leicester City at home, Mourinho

O seemed a little angry, and subconsciously cursed out his catchphrase:

“Son of a bitch.”

After spitting foul language, he immediately waved Hazard to the sidelines and ordered firmly:

“Eden, you and Oscar switch positions!”

“Okay, boss!”

You are the only ones who know how to switch positions? !

So, under Mourinho’s adjustment, left winger Hazard and attacking midfielder Oscar also switched positions.

Not only that, he also directly replaced the slower Oscar with Brazilian winger William.

Separating Schurrle and William, who have both speed and impact, on both sides, and then Hazard broke through the middle and passed the ball, he planned to strengthen the attack!

And such tactical changes made Chelsea’s wing attack full of vitality again.

With Hazard attracting defense in the middle, the space on both sides became more empty.

William, who had just come on the court, had excellent dribbling and speed, and kept attacking Schlupp’s defense on the right.

Fortunately, the latter was young enough and had explosive physical fitness, so he barely followed William’s breakthrough.

De Wright on the left looked particularly shabby.

After changing positions, the World Cup champion winger Schurrle also frequently attacked his defense zone.

In this game, the right side guarded by De Wright was attacked in turns.

After Hazard passed, it was Schurrle’s turn to pass, and there was almost no time to catch his breath.

Therefore, the physical fitness dropped significantly.

In the 70th minute of the game, Pearson also quickly replaced De Wright with the new force Danny Simpson.

After the score was tied, Chelsea, who played at home, was cheered up by the cheers of the Blues fans.

Mourinho and his team had only one idea.

That was to capture the Blue Fox who dared to run wild at the Blues at home!

As the two wingers became active, the central defenders frequently supplemented the wingers.

The crisis also came quietly

Until the 75th minute of the game, the balance on the field was broken again!

Hazard, who retreated from the middle, received the pass from Fabregas with his back.

Facing the “drinking water brother” who rushed behind him, Hazard made a fake move with his upper body shaking and tricked him to his left side.

However, he pushed the outside of his right foot and broke through from the right side, and turned around in an instant.

With an acceleration, he rushed to Cambiasso.

The latter was not polite at all and went straight to the body.

Either the person passed the ball but failed, or the ball passed the person but failed!

However, he underestimated Hazard.

Don’t look at the height of the ball king. After more than two years in the Premier League, his muscles and confrontation ability have been greatly enhanced.

That sturdy body is like a small tank. Once it speeds up, no one can stop it!

At the moment when the two people came into physical contact, Cambiasso was the one who was knocked away!

“Is this kid so resistant to collisions?!”

However, under Cambiasso’s defense, Hazard’s dribbling speed was slightly slowed down, giving Ling Feng time to return to defense from behind.

However, facing the double-teaming from front and back, Hazard did not show off, but used the outside of his foot to push the ball to the right front, and the ball was passed by Cambiasso’s feet!

At this time, Fabregas inserted from behind and just received the ball.

At this time, the middle was torn open by Hazard’s dribbling, and everyone’s attention was attracted to Hazard.

Fabregas had enough time to handle the ball calmly.

Looking up to observe Costa’s position, Fabregas immediately sent a surgical knife-like straight pass forward!

Costa, who had blocked his position in advance on the penalty area line, knocked it and stopped and passed it into the penalty area.

Even though Morgan beside him was pulling at his jersey with one hand and resting his other hand on his shoulder, Costa still relied on his strong core strength to swing his leg and shoot low before his body was about to lose balance!

The distance was too close and the ball was too fast. As soon as Schmeichel turned sideways to dive, the ball had already entered the lower right corner of the goal!

With the arrival of this goal, the entire Stamford Bridge was ignited again.

With a bang, cheers filled the entire stadium!

After scoring, Costa immediately opened his arms, rushed to the stands of the Blues’ diehard fans, jumped up and punched to celebrate!

However, the camera on the scene was directly aimed at Mourinho who was proudly standing on the sidelines.

At this moment, the “madman” was smiling, with his hands in his pockets, looking determined to win.

It seemed that he had expected this goal a long time ago.

Looking at this scene, the Blues fans felt extremely relieved.

In their view, as long as this “most special one” stands on the sidelines of Stamford Bridge, their team will win one victory after another.

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“Chelsea is leading again!”

“The goal was scored by their super striker, Diego Costa!”

“Mourinho was not surprised at all.”

This goal was a goal that was completely forced forward by the big center forward!

The Leicester City players who were scored had no temper at all.

For this kind of ball, Morgan, the strongest player in the team, almost hung on Costa, but he still kicked the ball.

Witnessing this goal, Ling Feng couldn’t help but frown.

“Is this the legendary “Falco connection”?”

. . .

After widening the score again, Mourinho decisively chose to make a substitution.

Replaced Schurrle with defensive midfielder Ramirez, then pulled Hazard back to the left, and Fabregas headed to the front midfielder position.

Obviously, this is to strengthen the midfield defense!

Not only that, all the players in the frontcourt, including Costa, retreated to their own half.

The creator of the bus tactics used the strongest tactics!

In the following time, Leicester City controlled 60% of the ball possession rate and launched wave after wave of offensives against the Blues.

However, Chelsea’s formation was as solid as a flawless medieval castle.

Crosses from the wing or set pieces could not get past Terry and Cahill;

Long shots from the perimeter could not get past the desperate blocking of Matic and Ramires.

Even if Ling Feng wanted to use his explosive power to force a soup in the middle and tear open a gap.

But the defense in the middle was too dense. He could get past one, but not the second or the third.

He could only frequently kick crosses from the right side to create chaos in the penalty area, so that Vardy in the middle or Lingard at the back could get in.

However, in front of Chelsea’s defense, the immature Vardy and Lingard were at a loss and had no chance at all!

In the 85th minute of the game, Mourinho even replaced Costa, the hero who had overtaken the score, with “Warcraft” Drogba, allowing this former hero to complete his first show back at the Stamford Bridge.

Drogba, who returned to the Stamford Bridge, received applause from all the fans.

In the end, with a long whistle from the referee, Mourinho defeated the visiting Leicester City with the most Chelsea-like tactics!

The score of 2 to 1 is not a big win.

However, for Mourinho, ten games of 1 to 0 are much more valuable than one game of 10 to 0.

Victory is the most important thing!

And this battle can be regarded as revenge for the last duel.

Because, in the last FA Cup, Leicester City was leading in the score and adopted the bus tactics to finally hold on to the victory!

(End of this chapter)


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